因在1999年电影《办公室空间》中的角色而出名的理查·里尔去世了。他78岁了。
艺术家们的共同声明＆代表们和莱特娱乐公司周一宣布了里勒的去世，并写道：“我们的行业失去了一位杰出的人才，我们的社区失去了一位真正出色的人。”
“我们非常悲痛地确认我们敬爱的客户理查·里尔于上周末去世，”声明说。“作为一名出色的演员，他在戏剧、电影和电视领域的职业生涯跨越了近50年，参与了400多个项目，理查德留下了非凡的遗产。”
声明继续说，“除了他巨大的才华，他将因其真诚的善良、无限的善良和坚定的慷慨而被人们铭记，特别是对新兴演员和电影制片人，他利用一切机会鼓励和支持他们。”
里勒出生于1948年5月12日，多年来出演了许多电视剧和电影。
著名的项目包括“赌场”，“地球人”和“杜斯比格洛：男舞男。”
他在圣母大学开始了他的演员生涯，在那里他加入了大学剧院并出演了几部舞台剧。他继续在明尼苏达大学获得表演和导演艺术硕士学位。
虽然他扮演的角色有着“普通人”的形象，但他总是充分利用他短暂的屏幕时间。
他被铭记的一些角色包括《光荣》中的军需官、《逃犯》中的火车警卫、《油炸绿番茄》中的斯克罗金斯牧师和《伴娘》中的比尔·科兹比。
在电视上，他在1990年的连续剧《费里斯·布勒》（Ferris Bueller）中饰演校长埃德·鲁尼（Ed Rooney），在21世纪初的情景喜剧《终身监禁》（Grounded For Life）中饰演祖父沃尔特·芬那提（Walt Finnerty）
2023年，他还在《巴里》中扮演典狱长雷诺兹。
里勒身后留下了他的妻子简·莱瑟姆和他们的四个孩子。
＇Office Space＇ star Richard Riehle dies at 78
Richard Riehle， known for his role in the 1999 film ＂Office Space，＂ has died． He was 78．
A statement shared by Artists＆Representatives and Wright Entertainment， Inc．， announced Riehle＇s passing on Monday， writing， ＂Our industry has lost an exceptional talent， and our community has lost a truly wonderful man．＂
＂We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing of our beloved client， Richard Riehle， this past weekend，＂ the statement said． ＂A remarkable actor whose career in theater， film， and television spanned nearly five decades and more than 400 projects， Richard leaves behind an extraordinary legacy．＂
The statement continued， ＂Beyond his immense talent， he will be remembered for his genuine goodness， boundless kindness， and unwavering generosity， particularly toward emerging actors and filmmakers， whom he encouraged and supported at every opportunity．＂
Born on May 12， 1948， Riehle starred in many television series and films over the years．
Notable projects include ＂Casino，＂ ＂The Man from Earth＂ and ＂Deuce Bigalow： Male Gigolo．＂
He got his start as an actor at the University of Notre Dame， where he was involved in the University Theatre and starred in several stage productions． He went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in acting and directing from the University of Minnesota．
While he＇s played characters that have an ＂average Joe＂ presence， he always made the most of his brief screen time．
Some roles that he is remembered for include The Quartermaster in ＂Glory，＂ the train guard in ＂The Fugitive，＂ Reverend Scroggins in ＂Fried Green Tomatoes＂ and Bill Cozbi in ＂Bridesmaids．＂
On television， he starred as Principal Ed Rooney in the 1990 series ＂Ferris Bueller＇ and as grandfather Walt Finnerty in the early 2000s sitcom， ＂Grounded For Life．＂
In 2023， he also played Warden Reynolds in ＂Barry．＂
Riehle is survived by his wife， Jane Latham， and their four children．
